186:
20:
234:
team who were not involved in the rules violations settled a lawsuit they had filed against the NCAA. Most of the settlement was confidential, but one portion was authorized to be revealed—while
Louisville's team records (including the national title) remained vacated, all honors and statistics for
196:
The NCAA found
Louisville head coach Pitino guilty of a Level I charge. NCAA bylaws 11.1.2.1 and 11.1.1.1 require the head coach to monitor all recruiting activities to ensure that they are complied with. Pitino failed to monitor that his director of basketball operations, McGee, complied with NCAA
200:
The NCAA found that McGee engaged in unethical conduct and failed to cooperate when he refused to participate in interviews or provide relevant information to the enforcement staff during the investigation, which constituted violations of NCAA bylaws 10.01.1, 10.1, 19.2.3, and
84:
for and have sex with
Cardinals players and recruits. Many of the alleged parties took place at Minardi Hall, the men's basketball dormitory; others took place at off-campus locations. The allegations came out in advance of the release of
1231:
1214:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1084:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
224:. The Cardinals were the first to have a men's basketball national title vacated by the NCAA. They also faced a monetary fine for revenue the university made from advertisements during the Final Fours and National Championship.
102:
93:-based investigative journalist Dick Cady. In the book, Powell named Andre McGee, a former Cardinals assistant, and, in 2015, the team's director of operations, as having paid her for these services.
873:
757:
56:, a former Louisville player who was then serving as Director of Basketball Operations, to prospective players and former Louisville players. An investigation of the program was joined by the
596:
466:
210:
381:
1518:
318:
868:
750:
878:
637:
355:
1359:
147:
689:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1429:
1422:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1385:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1288:
1282:
1277:
1271:
1264:
1258:
1252:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1225:
1219:
1208:
1141:
231:
143:
127:
898:
888:
743:
119:
257:
221:
217:
155:
135:
240:
1523:
631:
Note: During the period of the infraction, the NCAA rules were changed, so the rule number designations changed. Pitino was found guilty of violating
177:
dances and sexual acts for prospective players and players on his current roster. The violations occurred from
December 2010 until June 2014.
151:
814:
610:
495:
476:
267:
329:
252:
766:
325:
46:
39:
27:
1533:
262:
76:
reported that the
University of Louisville was investigating allegations made by Katina Powell, who described herself as a
1538:
287:
663:
556:
524:
126:, in 2005. That fall, he enrolled at Louisville, where he played for the Cardinals for four seasons. He helped the
819:
824:
158:
and again advanced to the Elite Eight. He played in 127 career games, including 57 starts, while averaging 5.2
173:
from 2010 to 2014. It was during this time that McGee committed NCAA violations by acquiring and paying for
291:
169:
in
Germany. He then served as a program assistant and Director of Basketball Operations under head coach
433:
227:
The university filed an appeal, but the NCAA upheld the findings and punishments on
February 20, 2018.
80:. Powell alleged that she had been paid several thousand dollars from 2010 to 2014 to provide women to
295:
123:
382:"Louisville investigating allegations basketball staffer paid for prostitutes for players, recruits"
851:
714:
601:
77:
43:
406:
1528:
735:
64:. As a result of the investigation, Louisville's basketball program was punished with sanctions.
845:
840:
166:
443:
8:
438:
101:
785:
638:"Former Louisville operations director acted unethically, head coach failed to monitor"
566:
471:
690:"Louisville isn't the 1st NCAA champion to vacate a championship -- here are the rest"
216:
The program also had 123 wins from
December 2010 to April 2014 vacated, including the
1501:
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
606:
570:
534:
529:
411:
797:
159:
23:
664:"For U of L and Pitino, vacated NCAA title an ever-lasting stain on reputations"
185:
1512:
73:
791:
561:
236:
90:
715:"Ex-Louisville players' stats, honors restored as part of NCAA settlement"
356:"A timeline of the Louisville basketball investigation: From 2015 to 2018"
189:
170:
139:
131:
113:
105:
53:
239:, a plaintiff in the suit, was once again officially recognized as the
213:, but Louisville fired him in October 2017, before the season started.
174:
377:
319:"University of Louisville Public Infractions Decision June 15, 2017"
165:
After his playing career at
Louisville, McGee played briefly in the
81:
765:
19:
209:
Pitino was set to be suspended for the first five games of the
597:"Louisville must vacate basketball title, NCAA denies appeal"
154:
championships. The team earned the No. 1 overall seed in the
57:
197:
rules when Pitino gave McGee recruiting responsibilities.
211:
2017–18 Atlantic Coast
Conference men's basketball season
61:
467:"Louisville Men's Basketball Team Is Out of Post-Season"
87:
Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen
52:
The scandal centered around improper benefits given by
496:"UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PUBLIC INFRACTIONS DECISION"
1519:
College basketball controversies in the United States
36:
2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal
311:
258:
University of Southern California athletics scandal
230:On September 30, 2019, a group of players on the
1510:
290:for the 2005–06 through 2012–13 seasons, in the
490:
488:
486:
294:during the 2013–14 season, and then joined the
590:
588:
751:
525:"Pitino suspected five games for sex scandal"
483:
458:
585:
401:
399:
235:these players were restored. Most notably,
758:
744:
268:University of Minnesota basketball scandal
687:
286:Louisville competed in basketball in the
253:University of Michigan basketball scandal
42:(NCAA) rules violations committed by the
396:
326:National Collegiate Athletic Association
184:
100:
40:National Collegiate Athletic Association
18:
635:rule whose designation number changed.
1511:
721:. Associated Press. September 30, 2019
594:
522:
263:Ohio State University football scandal
1524:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
768:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
739:
688:Norlander, Matt (February 20, 2018).
661:
595:Graves, Gary B. (February 20, 2018).
464:
376:
353:
28:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
142:during his senior year, he led the
16:American college basketball scandal
13:
14:
1550:
662:Story, Mark (February 20, 2018).
523:Graves, Gary B. (June 16, 2017).
354:Greer, Jeff (February 20, 2018).
298:starting with the 2014–15 season.
465:Tracy, Marc (February 5, 2016).
67:
707:
681:
655:
625:
549:
89:, a book written by Powell and
573:. October 17, 2017. p. 13
516:
446:. January 10, 2010. p. C3
426:
370:
347:
280:
96:
1:
1534:2010s in Louisville, Kentucky
782:Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944)
305:
434:"Prodigal son McGee returns"
292:American Athletic Conference
204:
7:
581:– via newspapers.com.
557:"As expected, Pitino fired"
545:– via newspapers.com.
454:– via newspapers.com.
407:"Andre McGee College Stats"
246:
180:
10:
1555:
1539:2015 in sports in Kentucky
222:2013 national championship
120:Canyon Springs High School
111:
1499:
887:
861:
833:
807:
775:
296:Atlantic Coast Conference
124:Moreno Valley, California
852:The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
273:
243:of the 2013 Final Four.
47:men's basketball program
44:University of Louisville
786:Jefferson County Armory
668:Lexington Herald-Ledger
241:Most Outstanding Player
148:Big East regular season
193:
109:
31:
841:Billy Minardi Classic
188:
167:Basketball Bundesliga
118:McGee graduated from
104:
22:
479:on February 9, 2016.
444:Louisville, Kentucky
156:2009 NCAA tournament
136:2008 NCAA tournament
879:Statistical leaders
439:The Courier-Journal
380:(October 2, 2015).
288:Big East Conference
162:for the Cardinals.
152:Big East tournament
834:Culture & lore
567:Kenosha, Wisconsin
472:The New York Times
194:
138:. As the starting
110:
32:
1506:
1505:
358:. Courier Journal
232:2012–13 Cardinals
144:2008–09 Cardinals
128:2007–08 Cardinals
72:In October 2015,
1546:
1060:
960:
930:
891:
769:
760:
753:
746:
737:
736:
731:
730:
728:
726:
711:
705:
704:
702:
700:
685:
679:
678:
676:
674:
659:
653:
652:
650:
649:
629:
623:
622:
620:
618:
609:. Archived from
607:Associated Press
592:
583:
582:
580:
578:
553:
547:
546:
544:
542:
530:The Boston Globe
520:
514:
513:
511:
510:
500:
492:
481:
480:
475:. Archived from
462:
456:
455:
453:
451:
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
412:Sports Reference
403:
394:
393:
391:
389:
374:
368:
367:
365:
363:
351:
345:
344:
342:
340:
334:
328:. Archived from
323:
315:
299:
284:
1554:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1544:
1543:
1509:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1495:
1058:
958:
928:
899:List of seasons
889:
883:
857:
829:
803:
798:KFC Yum! Center
771:
767:
764:
734:
724:
722:
713:
712:
708:
698:
696:
686:
682:
672:
670:
660:
656:
647:
645:
644:. June 15, 2017
636:
630:
626:
616:
614:
593:
586:
576:
574:
555:
554:
550:
540:
538:
521:
517:
508:
506:
505:. June 25, 2017
498:
494:
493:
484:
463:
459:
449:
447:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
405:
404:
397:
387:
385:
384:. Yahoo! Sports
375:
371:
361:
359:
352:
348:
338:
336:
335:on 16 June 2017
332:
321:
317:
316:
312:
308:
303:
302:
285:
281:
276:
249:
218:2012 Final Four
207:
183:
160:points per game
116:
99:
70:
26:is the home of
24:KFC Yum! Center
17:
12:
11:
5:
1552:
1542:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1529:NCAA sanctions
1526:
1521:
1504:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1426:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1256:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
895:
893:
885:
884:
882:
881:
876:
871:
865:
863:
859:
858:
856:
855:
848:
843:
837:
835:
831:
830:
828:
827:
822:
817:
811:
809:
805:
804:
802:
801:
800:(2010–present)
795:
789:
783:
779:
777:
773:
772:
763:
762:
755:
748:
740:
733:
732:
706:
680:
654:
624:
584:
548:
515:
482:
457:
425:
395:
369:
346:
309:
307:
304:
301:
300:
278:
277:
275:
272:
271:
270:
265:
260:
255:
248:
245:
206:
203:
182:
179:
112:Main article:
98:
95:
69:
66:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1551:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1514:
1498:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1425:
1424:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1267:
1266:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
892:
886:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
866:
864:
860:
854:
853:
849:
847:
846:Cardinal Bird
844:
842:
839:
838:
836:
832:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
799:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
780:
778:
774:
770:
761:
756:
754:
749:
747:
742:
741:
738:
720:
716:
710:
695:
694:CBSSports.com
691:
684:
669:
665:
658:
643:
639:
634:
628:
613:on 2018-02-21
612:
608:
604:
603:
598:
591:
589:
572:
568:
564:
563:
558:
552:
536:
532:
531:
526:
519:
504:
497:
491:
489:
487:
478:
474:
473:
468:
461:
445:
441:
440:
435:
429:
414:
413:
408:
402:
400:
383:
379:
373:
357:
350:
331:
327:
320:
314:
310:
297:
293:
289:
283:
279:
269:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
250:
244:
242:
238:
233:
228:
225:
223:
219:
214:
212:
202:
198:
191:
187:
178:
176:
172:
168:
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
115:
107:
103:
94:
92:
88:
83:
79:
75:
74:Yahoo! Sports
68:Katina Powell
65:
63:
59:
55:
50:
48:
45:
41:
37:
29:
25:
21:
1428:
1421:
1384:
1287:
1270:
1263:
1251:
1224:
1207:
1140:
1083:
869:Head coaches
850:
792:Freedom Hall
723:. Retrieved
718:
709:
697:. Retrieved
693:
683:
671:. Retrieved
667:
657:
646:. Retrieved
641:
632:
627:
617:February 26,
615:. Retrieved
611:the original
600:
575:. Retrieved
562:Kenosha News
560:
551:
539:. Retrieved
537:. p. C2
528:
518:
507:. Retrieved
502:
477:the original
470:
460:
448:. Retrieved
437:
428:
416:. Retrieved
410:
386:. Retrieved
372:
360:. Retrieved
349:
337:. Retrieved
330:the original
313:
282:
237:Luke Hancock
229:
226:
215:
208:
199:
195:
164:
117:
91:Indianapolis
86:
71:
51:
35:
33:
874:NBA players
794:(1956–2010)
788:(1945–1956)
190:Rick Pitino
171:Rick Pitino
140:point guard
132:Elite Eight
114:Andre McGee
106:Andre McGee
97:Andre McGee
54:Andre McGee
1513:Categories
815:Cincinnati
725:October 1,
699:January 5,
673:January 5,
648:2020-03-19
509:2020-03-19
378:Forde, Pat
306:References
201:10.1-(a).
175:striptease
130:reach the
1360:1999–2000
808:Rivalries
577:March 13,
541:March 13,
450:March 13,
418:March 13,
205:Penalties
38:involved
820:Kentucky
719:ESPN.com
642:ncaa.org
602:ABC News
503:ncaa.org
388:June 20,
247:See also
220:and the
181:Findings
60:and the
1491:2024–25
1486:2023–24
1481:2022–23
1476:2021–22
1471:2020–21
1466:2019–20
1461:2018–19
1456:2017–18
1451:2016–17
1446:2015–16
1441:2014–15
1436:2013–14
1430:2012–13
1423:2011–12
1417:2010–11
1412:2009–10
1407:2008–09
1402:2007–08
1397:2006–07
1392:2005–06
1386:2004–05
1380:2003–04
1375:2002–03
1370:2001–02
1365:2000–01
1355:1998–99
1350:1997–98
1345:1996–97
1340:1995–96
1335:1994–95
1330:1993–94
1325:1992–93
1320:1991–92
1315:1990–91
1310:1989–90
1305:1988–89
1300:1987–88
1295:1986–87
1289:1985–86
1283:1984–85
1278:1983–84
1272:1982–83
1265:1981–82
1259:1980–81
1253:1979–80
1247:1978–79
1242:1977–78
1237:1976–77
1232:1975–76
1226:1974–75
1220:1973–74
1215:1972–73
1209:1971–72
1203:1970–71
1198:1969–70
1193:1968–69
1188:1967–68
1183:1966–67
1178:1965–66
1173:1964–65
1168:1963–64
1163:1962–63
1158:1961–62
1153:1960–61
1148:1959–60
1142:1958–59
1136:1957–58
1131:1956–57
1126:1955–56
1121:1954–55
1116:1953–54
1111:1952–53
1106:1951–52
1101:1950–51
1096:1949–50
1091:1948–49
1085:1947–48
1079:1946–47
1074:1945–46
1069:1944–45
1064:1943–44
1059:1942–43
1054:1941–42
1049:1940–41
1044:1939–40
1039:1938–39
1034:1937–38
1029:1936–37
1024:1935–36
1019:1934–35
1014:1933–34
1009:1932–33
1004:1931–32
999:1930–31
994:1929–30
989:1928–29
984:1927–28
979:1926–27
974:1925–26
969:1924–25
964:1923–24
959:1922–23
954:1921–22
949:1920–21
944:1919–20
939:1918–19
934:1917–18
929:1916–17
924:1915–16
919:1914–15
914:1913–14
909:1912–13
904:1911–12
890:Seasons
825:Memphis
362:May 17,
339:18 June
192:in 2013
146:to the
134:in the
108:in 2013
862:People
776:Venues
499:(PDF)
333:(PDF)
322:(PDF)
274:Notes
82:dance
78:madam
727:2019
701:2019
675:2019
619:2018
579:2022
543:2022
452:2022
420:2022
390:2017
364:2024
341:2017
150:and
58:NCAA
34:The
633:one
122:in
62:FBI
1515::
717:.
692:.
666:.
640:.
605:.
599:.
587:^
571:AP
569:.
565:.
559:.
535:AP
533:.
527:.
501:.
485:^
469:.
442:.
436:.
409:.
398:^
324:.
49:.
759:e
752:t
745:v
729:.
703:.
677:.
651:.
621:.
512:.
422:.
392:.
366:.
343:.
30:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
